Deliverance (1972) DVD - Widescreen & Full Screen - 5.1 Retail
 

Deliverance (1972) DVD - Widescreen & Full Screen - 5.1 Retail
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Based on James Dickey's novel, this harrowing film tells the story of an ill-fated canoe trip in deep backwoods America, where some of the natives are as scary as the country is beautiful. The film spawned the hit song Dueling Banjos.

Director John Boorman's adaptation of James Dickey's best-selling novel stars Burt Reynolds as the hypermasculine Lewis Medlock.

Obsessed with Hemingway-vintage notions about achieving true masculinity by challenging nature, Lewis cajoles three of his friends, Bobby Trippe (Ned Beatty), Drew Ballinger (Ronny Cox), and Ed Gentry (Jon Voight), into joining him on a white-water canoe trip down an uncharted river in the Appalachians, although only Ed has had any similar experience. The locals that Lewis hires to drive their cars downstream warn him about the difficulty of the journey, but this only makes him more eager to start. The first day goes smoothly as the men learn how to shoot the rapids, and all are exhilarated. On the second day, Ed and Bobby become separated from the other two and reach the landing point ahead of them. Two hillbillies suddenly appear from the forest and decide to hold the two men at gunpoint as the trip begins its tragic downward spiral. Reynolds has one of the best roles of his career in this compelling meditation on the costs of masculine ritual; the film boasts a superb cast as well as the subtle camerawork of the great Vilmos Zsigmond.

Shot on location in Rabun County and Tallulah Gorge, Georgia, and South Carolina.

DELIVERANCE features early screen appearances by Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox.

Both writer James Dickey and Boorman's son, Charley, have cameos.

A short documentary on the film reveals that the actors performed their own stunts.

James Dickey won the National Book Award for his poetry in 1965. DELIVERANCE was his first novel. It was published in 1970.

The film won the 1972 National Board of Review Award as one of the Ten Best Films of the Year!!
    
Features/Specifications
  • Attractive Retail Box
  • Genre: Action/Adventure, Adventure, Friends, Drama, Classic, Wilderness, Rape, Murder, Recommended, Disturbing, Essential Cinema
  • Rating: 18A (Canadian Home Video Rating)
  • Starring: Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Ed O'Neill, Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight
  • Directed By: John Boorman
  • Release Information:
  • Studio: Warner Studios
  • Theatrical Release Date: July 30, 1972
  • DVD Release Date: September 14, 2004
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Production Company: Warner Home Video
  • Package Type: Snap Case
  • Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, 1973.
  • DVD Features:
  • Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only). This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
  • Aspect Ratio(s):
  • Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
  • Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
  • Available Audio Tracks:
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Languages: English and French
  • Subtitles: English and French
  • Closed Captioned: Yes
  • Bonus Features:
  • Soundtrack Remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Behind-the-Scenes Documentary The Dangerous World of Deliverance
  • Production Notes
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Interactive Features:
  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus
Product Requirements
  • DVD Player
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